Igbo Leaders Reveal Cause Of Boko Haram Insurgency

Following the unabated acts of terrorism and kidnapping being perpetrated across the country by the Boko Haram sect, leaders of thirteen Igbo socio-political groups have come out to state the cause of the Islamist militant group.

The groups which include Igbo Leaders of Thought, South East Elders Forum, Igbo Youth Movement, Movement for the Emancipation of the Sovereign Republic of Biafra, Ohaneze Overseas Forum, Ohaneze Youth Alliance, Igbo Traders Congress, Igbo Women Assembly, Igbo Students Congress, South East Professionals, South East/South South Alliance, Civil and Human Right Forum and World Igbo Diaspora Congress blamed the emergence of the Boko Haram sect on the introduction of Sharia Law during the administration of former Governor Sani Yerima in Zamfara State.

Through a communique released after their meeting, leaders of the groups also expressed support for President Goodluck Jonathan in the face of mounting criticism over his handling of the campaign against the insurgency.

The groups also accused unidentified persons whom they described as “protectors” of the Boko Haram sect of blackmailing the President in the foreign media.
They stated that Boko Haram would not have emerged if Yerima had not introduced Sharia Law in Zamfara State in 2000.
“This Government did not create this Islamist insurgency.The government have suffered attacks from protectors and sympathizers of Boko Haram, who at one time threatened to drag the head of the army to the International Criminal Court at the Hague.